Twin River has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Douglas County West Falcon at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Twin River's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Aurora with a sharp 15-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Twin River has managed all season.
Blake Mundorf made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Mundorf was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Paydon Rinkol was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Braedyn Ramaekers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Douglas County West entered their tilt with Thurston-Cuming County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past Thurston-Cuming County 10-0. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Douglas County West yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Jonas Meairs-Richman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Casey Dembinski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Twin River pushed their record up to 5-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Douglas County West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Twin River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Douglas County West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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